Ethics and the Orator
| Author | : Gary Remer |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2017-03-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226439167 |
| ISBN-13 | : 022643916X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (16X Downloads) |
Download or read book Ethics and the Orator written by Gary Remer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prologue: Quintilian and John of Salisbury in the Ciceronian tradition -- Rhetoric, emotional manipulation, and morality: the contemporary relevance of Cicero vis-a-vis Aristotle -- Political morality, conventional morality, and decorum in Cicero -- Rhetoric as a balancing of ends: Cicero and Machiavelli -- Justus Lipsius, morally acceptable deceit, and prudence in the Ciceronian tradition -- The classical orator as political representative: Cicero and the modern concept of representation -- Deliberative democracy and rhetoric: Cicero, oratory, and conversation
